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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

More tales from the low-wage end of the UK economy, with it would seem, the Living Wage Foundation allowing itself to be used to hide the extent of low wage contracts in outsourcing firms....

The Q. is whether one believes the LWF is 'working' with these providers to raise the wages of workers, or whether they are being used as (innocent) cover to hide the continued exploitation of the 'slaves'?

You can make up your own mind!

theguardian.com/society/2025/j

The Guardian · Living Wage Foundation accused of accrediting firms not paying the living wageBy Tom Wall